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The History of Jazz

Ted Gioia - Music - 2011 - 452 pages
Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up ...
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DownBeat--the Great Jazz Interviews: A 75th Anniversary Anthology

Frank Alkyer - Music - 2009 - 356 pages
Collects interviews from DownBeat's seventy-five year history, including conversations with Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Thelonious Monk ...
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The World of Jazz Trumpet: A Comprehensive History & Practical Philosophy

Scotty Barnhart - Music - 2005 - 284 pages
In The World of Jazz Trumpet - A Comprehensive History and Practical Philosophy, acclaimed jazz trumpet soloist Scotty Barnhart examines the political, social and musical ...
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The Oxford Companion to Jazz

Bill Kirchner - Music - 2000 - 865 pages
Jazz and its colorful, expansive history resonate in this unique collection of 60 essays specially-commissioned from today's top jazz performers, writers, and scholars ...
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The Trumpet Kings: The Players who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet

Scott Yanow - Music - 2001 - 436 pages
This collection of 500 profiles covers legends plus lesser-known but also noteworthy trumpeters from all jazz eras. Overall contributions to the world of jazz are described ...
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The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

Brian Morton, Richard Cook - Music - 2010 - 1113 pages
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often ...
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Jazz: The First Century

John E. Hasse - Music - 2000 - 268 pages
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